New Instant Pot: Lots of Room for Short Ribs
I wrote in January 2019 about my hesitation over my husband’s Christmas gift to me of an Instant Pot. I’ve also posted some Instant Pot recipes (see here and here), which I made after overcoming that hesitation, though I was still suspicious of a pressure cooker. Well, over the past three and a half years, […]
Recipe — Cooking with Farro
A few months ago I read that eating farro was healthy. I’d never heard of farro, so the first thing I did was to research it. Farro is a whole grain dating back to the times of the Egyptians and Romans. Today, it is a staple in Mediterranean cooking. I guess I should have expanded […]
Recipe: Rice with Raisins and Cinnamon
In our house, we use EVERYTHING. Including chicken and turkey carcasses. When we get a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, we save the carcass, and my husband makes chicken stock from it. But he doesn’t make the stock as often as we buy rotisserie chickens. So when the pandemic hit, we had four carcasses […]
Recipe: Apple Crisp
Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for apple recipes. I’m very particular about the apples I eat because I grew up in Washington State—the apple capital of the world. Growing up, I thought there was nothing better than Washington State Red Delicious apples picked in late September (or maybe early October). Through the […]
Recipe: A New Cake from a Mix
I’ve written before about the decadent Nadine Spanner chocolate cake. But when my husband and I are busy, we have another go-to cake that is much easier. It is from the Arrow Rock cookbook, and, while it is not a new recipe anymore, it must have been new at some point, and its name remains […]
Recipe: “Easy” Lemon Chicken
A couple of months ago, I thumbed through the recipe box my mother gave me before I was married. I don’t remember what I was looking for, but what I found was her recipe for Easy Lemon Chicken. This wasn’t a recipe from my childhood, and I don’t know where my mother got it. As […]
Recipe — Hot Fudge Cake and Icing (aka the Nadine Spanner Chocolate Cake)
My daughter came home for her birthday last week, and it was a delight to have her visit. But that meant my husband and I had to make a birthday cake. I’ve mentioned the decadent Nadine Spanner Chocolate Cake in an earlier post. It is the “go to” cake in our family when we’re willing […]
The Great Spoon Bread Debate
My son came to visit recently, and while he was here, an old family debate surfaced in our kitchen and on Facebook. As I’ve mentioned before, my son likes to cook. As he was planning his trip home, he told me he would be happy to fix some meals for us—and he specifically mentioned making […]
Recipe: Old-Fashioned Green Beans
A staple recipe in our household is Old-Fashioned Green Beans. They’re easy to make, and the recipe doubles easily so it can feed a crowd. My husband and I often take these beans to potlucks and other events where we are responsible for a side dish. We also serve them regularly at family meals. Despite […]
Recipe: Steak Soup
Shortly after I married my husband, his mother wrote out her recipe for steak soup for me. My husband had made this soup for me already, and I knew he loved it. I liked the steak soup also, but I was very ill one evening after eating it, and I lost my taste for it. […]